3-way contest in Ellenabad, Abhay Singh Chautala eyes another victory

Hisar, October 29

The Ellenabad Assembly constituency in Sirsa district is all set to witness a triangular contest in the bypoll tomorrow as Abhay Singh Chautala of the INLD, Gobind Kanda of the BJP and Pawan Beniwal of the Congress are being considered as main contenders of the 19 candidates in the fray.

The bypoll was necessitated after Abhay resigned from the seat on January 27 over the three central farm laws. After winning the bypoll in 2010, Abhay retained the seat in 2014 and 2019.

Gobind, brother of Haryana Lokhit Party chief and MLA Gopal Kanda, had joined the BJP recently and has been fielded by the BJP-JJP combine. Beniwal, who had unsuccessfully contested the previous Assembly poll against Abhay, recently switched to the Congress from the BJP.

DC Anish Yadav said all arrangements were in place. He said of the 211 polling booths, 121 had been declared sensitive and hyper-sensitive. Hisar (range) IGP Rakesh Kumar Arya said 34 companies of paramilitary forces and Haryana Police had been deployed. — TNS

Tight security arrangements

121 of 211 booths sensitive and hyper-sensitive

34 companies of paramilitary and Haryana Police deployed

1,85,873 voters, including 86,639 female